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Rumour: PS6 Will Have a Detachable Disc Drive, Much Simpler Design

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Sony is also aiming to design a much simpler design than its predecessor. The goal is for the company to make the size and weight as low as it possibly can, reducing costs on storage and shipments.

All of this will help it profit on the product and keep the final prices down during these economically uncertain times.

Edit:

Sony, just give me this…

 

[StereoVsn]

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I kind of always liked the industrial look of OG PS2. It felt solid!

PS3 OG for $599 (get a second job, you peasants) was also pretty cool for its time.

I didn't dig PS4 or PS5 personally. And PSX original was decent but nothing special.

 

[roosnam1980]

original ps3 was the best aesthetically

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

PS5 is horribly ugly, still think so. I don't understand how it was botched so badly. PS1, 2, and 4 were sleek and sexy. Also, can't wait for $800-900 consoles and $90 games. At that point I can assure you I will exit the hobby entirely and only play old games I already own by the time that happens. $500 is my limit for a new console, for sure.

 

[Sybrix]

 

[yogaflame]

Ps5 might be the worse in terms of Sony strategy, but it looks very good and very good hardware.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Still love the PS1 design and Sony's late 90s aesthetic in general

 

[R6Rider]

Time for a sphere.

 

[emivita]

This is gonna be Cerny's swan song, isn't it?

 

[Horseganador]

I hope so, with PS5 they went too exotic in the design, something simpler like PS4 would be better.

 

[BennyBlanco]

Original ps2 is their best design IMO. Ps5 is an eyesore.

 

[omegasc]

PS2 and PS4 are really great, but PS2 takes the crown.

 

[Sethbacca]

The PS3 fat definitely looked and felt like a premium piece of equipment compared to the other models imho.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

I like PS5 design best, but only for the Digital edition.

If we'd be talking strictly with disc-drive, I'd go with PS4.

The rest is too bulky look at em in 2025.

 

[kruis]

Somehow I feel like the PS6 is not years away but coming much sooner than expected... November 2026? Why else are there so many leaks about the PS6 processor, the handheld, the disc drive, the case ...

 

[Cakeboxer]

Given the enormous size of the PS5, I sometimes think they overclocked it at the last minute and just wanted to be 100% sure the cooling would work, since there wasn't enough time left for extensive testing.

 

[RCX]

OG PS2 is perfection.

PS4 is damned good too. Something about that parallelogram shape is very attractive.

PS5 is an utter eyesore.

 

[yogaflame]

Somehow I feel like the PS6 is not years away but coming much sooner than expected... November 2026? Why else are there so many leaks about the PS6 processor, the handheld, the disc drive, the case ...

I still think it will be 2028 for console. But I believe the PSP next will be earlier especially in Japan which Sony really need right now. Hopefully full exclusives will truly be back for PS consoles and more Japan Studio games.

 

[adamsapple]

original ps3 was the best aesthetically

The George Foreman grill? Hell naw, man.

PS2 Slim is the best looking PS console aesthetically. Bonus points for the silver version.

 

[yogaflame]

I hope the Sony design pedigree that comes from Sony Vaio heritage be back for Ps6.

 

[Mr Moose]

Somewhere in the world there's a simple looking building that looks exactly like a PS6.

 

[roosnam1980]

The George Foreman grill? Hell naw, man.

PS2 Slim is the best looking PS console aesthetically. Bonus points for the silver version.

OP said to exclude slim models

 

[Punished Miku]

I always prefer simple. Series S/X, Wii and Wii U are my personal favorites.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

I hope the Sony design pedigree that comes from Sony Vaio heritage be back for Ps6.

Remember when desktop PCs were hideous abominations with rainbow coloured lights?

 

[amigastar]

original ps3 was the best aesthetically

Yeah, i just couldn't stand the Spiderman font.

 

[Edellus]

At the end of the day, as a consumer, I don't care that much how it looks. I only look at the console when I have to clean it or connect some USB cable. But I do think it should stand out and be recognizable as a PlayStation console, with a simple design or not. I suppose that's in their interest as well, still. At least I hope it won't get close to the OG Xbox One design and how unremarkable it was.

 

[f~N_CH_1:3:3:3_SushiBoat]

Ps4, with PS2 a close second.

Im glad to hear the PS6 seems to be going the efficient, simple route. Graphic wars are over, we're at a state of diminishing returns and in this economy i prefer something simple, efficient and developer freindly.

 

[Just_one]

well what if i love the ps5 design?

 

[Xtib81]

Sony acting like they're broke or something..

 

[Giallo Corsa]

original ps3 was the best aesthetically

 

[roosnam1980]

 

[Markio128]

The George Foreman grill? Hell naw, man.

PS2 Slim is the best looking PS console aesthetically. Bonus points for the silver version.

I don't know, I always thought it looked kinda cheap tbh.

I like a games console to look like a games console - the crazier the better as far as I'm concerned. Love it or hate it, the PS5 made a statement.

A favourite of mine was the OG Xbox. It was a big lump of a console and I loved it.

 

[ShadowkillXNA]

Rumour: PS6 Will Have a Detachable Disc Drive, Much Simpler Design

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Edit:

Sony, just give me this…

Sony, just please make the fucking bottom flat, like 99.9% of all consumer electronics that go on a tv stand.
That stand that was included with the ps5 was just ridiculous.

 

[Sethbacca]

Sony acting like they're broke or something..

They probably won't be, but a lot of us may be by the time this thing drops.

 

[StereoVsn]

Remember when desktop PCs were hideous abominations with rainbow coloured lights?

This is a pretty great design though. Now, the systems themselves were always kind of meh for the price, but design was to notch for its day.

And multimedia features in a lot of Vaio PCs were intersting. They even had some with mini-disk built in which was pretty darn cool.

 

[RAIDEN1]

Let's call it now, no matter what physical form/design it takes, it'll dominate the hardware market, seeing as Microsoft are like what Konami have done since 2022 when it comes to the world of football/"soccer" games...(in other words throw in the towel..)

 

[mckmas8808]

The PS4 was absolutely the best!

 

[Topher]

PS4 Slim was pretty awesome

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

I find out of all of the designs, I prefer the PlayStation 2.

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

PS4 even though it has the worst set of games out of every PS console.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Somehow I feel like the PS6 is not years away but coming much sooner than expected... November 2026? Why else are there so many leaks about the PS6 processor, the handheld, the disc drive, the case ...

These things are planned years in advance. They started to plan PS6 probably the year after PS5 released. This isn't uncommon.

 

[sendit]

original ps3 was the best aesthetically

 

[rm082e]

PS4 by a hair over the fat PS2.

 

[reezoo]

sony alternates between squarish vs rounded design, so expect squarish one next.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Original PS2 and PS4 are the best. The rest are fine but the PS5 just looks hideous.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Ps1, ps2 and ps4 are all great imo.

Ps5 is horrible.

 

[Quasicat]

I love the PS4 Slim. I just want the PS6 to be a simple box that sits under my TV. Nothing more, nothing less.

 

[kruis]

These things are planned years in advance. They started to plan PS6 probably the year after PS5 released. This isn't uncommon.

Of course Sony is going to start work on a successor to the PS5 years before it's released. I was talking about the number of leaks at the moment. IMO that's quite unusual.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Of course Sony is going to start work on a successor to the PS5 years before it's released. I was talking about the number of leaks at the moment. IMO that's quite unusual.

Not really. There were talks about the PS5 in 2018...a year after PS4 Pro released. Just like this time.

Switch 2 has been having talks for...3 years maybe?

 

[Fbh]

Shame, they should double down on the ugly router look.

Here's your Ps6 buddy: